2008 Malaysian Cabinet
Following the recent 12th Malaysian General Elections, the Barison National coalition, won 140 of the 222 parliment seats to form the new government.
Yesterday 18th March, the new government line-up was announced and here’s an update.
27 ministries, with 32 ministers, 2 special advisors - (only 1 exposed) and 37 deputy ministers, 0 parlimentary secretaries.
Is that a bit much for a small country of 26 million population?. Too many ‘chiefs’ and not enuf ‘indians’ ? Australia is much bigger in land area with 20 million people and they only have 12 ministries. Makes you wonder, if we are so inefficient.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Umno)
Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak (Umno)
Minister Wannabe Khairy Jamaludin - sorry he didnt get in!.
Finance Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Umno)
Second Finance Minister Nor Mohamed Yakcop (Umno)
Deputies: Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (Umno), Kong Cho Ha (MCA)
Defence Minister Najib Razak (Umno)
Deputy: Abu Seman Yusop (Umno)
Housing and Local Government Minister Ong Ka Chuan (MCA)
Deputy: Robert Lau Hoi Chew (Supp), Hamzah Zainuddin (Umno)
Works Minister Mohd Zin Mohamed (Umno)
Deputy: Yong Khoon Seng (Supp)
Energy, Water and Communications Minister Shaziman Abu Mansor (Umno)
Deputy: Joseph Salang Gandum
Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed (Umno)
Deputy: Rohani Abdul Karim (Umno)
International Trade and Industry Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (Umno)
Deputy: Leow Wui Keong (LDP), Jacob Dungau Sagan
Foreign Minister Rais Yatim (Umno)
Deputy: Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (Umno)
Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (Umno)
Deputies: Dr Wee Ka Siong (MCA), Razali Ismail (Umno)
Transport Minister Ong Tee Keat (MCA)
Deputy: Anifah Aman
Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai (MCA)
Deputy: Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad (Umno)
Human Resources Minister S Subramaniam (MIC)
Deputy: Noraini Ahmad (Umno)
Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Syed Hamid Albar (Umno)
Deputies: Chor Chee Heung (MCA), Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh (Umno)
Women, Family and Community Development Minister
Dr Ng Yen Yen (MCA)
Deputy: Noriah Kasmon (Umno)
National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Shafie Apdal (Umno)
Deputy: Teng Boon Soon (MCA)
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Dr Maximus Ongkili (PBS)
Deputy: Fadillah Yusof
Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development Minister Noh Omar (Umno)
Deputy: Saifudin Abdullah
Higher Education Minister Mohd Khaled Nordin (Umno)
Deputies: Idris Haron (Umno), Dr Hou Kok Chung (MCA)
Information Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Umno)
Deputy: Tan Lian Hoe (Gerakan)
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)
Deputy: Abdul Ghapur Salleh (Umno)
Rural and Regional Development Minister Senator Muhammad Muhammad Taib (Umno)
Deputies: Joseph Kurup, Joseph Entulu Belaun
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Shahrir Abdul Samad (Umno)
Deputy: Jelaing Mersat
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Peter Chin Fah Kui (Supp)
Deputy: Kohilan Pillay (Gerakan)
Youth and Sports Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Umno)
Deputy: Wee Jeck Seng (MCA)
Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Said (Umno)
Deputy: Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib (PBB)
Federal Territories Minister Zulhasnan Rafique (Umno)
Deputy: M Saravanan (MIC)
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department
Zaid Ibrahim (Umno, to be appointed senator) - legal affairs Zahid Hamidi (Umno) Bernard Dompok (Upko) Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (Umno) Amirsham A Aziz (former Maybank CEO, to be appointed senator)
Deputies: Mohd Johari Baharum (Umno), Mashitah Ibrahim (Umno, to be appointed senator), SK Devamany (MIC) and Hasan Malek (Umno).
Special Advisor to Women, Family & Community Development (ministerial position) - Sharizat (Umno)
Summary of Ministers and Deputy Ministers by Coalition Parties:-
Umno 22 M 16 DM
MCA 4M 6DM
MIC 1M 2DM
Gerakan 0M 2DM
Other East Malaysia Parties 4M 11DM
Professionals 1M
